CHAPTER 542: CHAPTER 537: YOU ALREADY HAVE KIDS?

But Fang Pingying had a feeling that from Liu Fengsheng’s past actions, he was also deliberately misleading everyone into thinking he was just an ordinary person who worked as the director at the supply and marketing cooperative and his family was merely an ordinary, moderately well-off household.

In the eyes of the countryside folk, his was a perfect family, but to city dwellers, it was at best middle class. Anyway, no one would ever guess that his family had such a background.

She didn’t know if he was misleading outsiders in the same way, but at least in front of her family members, everyone saw Liu Fengsheng in this light, and he never tried to explain otherwise.

What was the real motive behind his deceptive behavior? Fang Pingying might not be able to fully fathom it, the only possibility she could think of was that, to some extent, Liu Fengsheng was wary of her and her family.

When it comes to friendship, the most important thing is trust. If there’s guard against one another involved, then it’s better not to bother with such a friendship.

She, Fang Pingying, was never the kind of person who scorned the poor and fawned over the rich.

Thinking of this, Fang Pingying felt slightly displeased.

She glanced at Liu Fengsheng and directly asked, "Then who is the person you said could help me?"

Perhaps sensing Fang Pingying’s displeasure, or knowing that he couldn’t conceal it any longer, Liu Fengsheng honestly revealed, "My dad, he’s a bank chairman."

Upon hearing this, Fang Pingying let out an ironic chuckle; it turned out to be the chairman.

She looked at Liu Fengsheng and laughed a few times in a tone that sounded extremely unsettling to his ears, "Heh, chairman, Brother Liu, you’ve hidden it very deep."

In the beginning, when Fang Pingying and Liu Fengsheng were not familiar, she always called him Brother Liu. As they got to know each other, she called him by his name, and now Fang Pingying reverted back to the former.

Liu Fengsheng did not miss this subtle change and looked at her somewhat anxiously, trying to explain, "Pingying, don’t be angry, listen to me, the truth is that I..."

"There’s no need to explain, I’m not angry." Actually, by now, Fang Pingying had lost much interest in why he had misled her, displaying a perfunctory smile, she asked out loud, "I just wanted to ask which bank your father is the chairman of and how much I could realistically borrow from his bank if we proceed strictly by the book."

"This..."

Liu Fengsheng was about to speak when three women walked down from upstairs.

One was Li Aihua, who had answered the door earlier, another looked to be about sixty years old, which seemed familiar to Fang Pingying, but she couldn’t recall where she had seen her at once.

The middle one, judging by her attire, must be the hostess of the house, probably in her fifties. If Fang Pingying wasn’t mistaken, she was Liu Fengsheng’s mother.

Fang Pingying’s guess was correct. The woman in the middle was indeed Liu Fengsheng’s mother, Qin Qin, 56 years old this year. Once a powerful woman, she had been convalescing at home due to poor health these recent years, appearing to have lost the sharpness of the motivated woman, and instead carried more of an ordinary elderly woman’s kindness.

Qin Qin’s personality was also quite sunny. As soon as she came downstairs, she greeted with a smile, "Fengsheng, you’re back."

After that, her gaze fell on Fang Pingying with a smile, "Who is this pretty lady? You’ve never brought a partner home before, today is really quite rare."

In fact, when she was on the staircase, her attention had already been entirely on Fang Pingying. She didn’t want to make Fang Pingying uncomfortable by asking directly, so she refrained from questioning her status right away.

Fang Pingying stood up from the sofa and smiled at them. Although she had her suspicions, she did not speak out due to uncertainty about their identities.

Just as Liu Fengsheng was about to explain, the older woman on Qin Qin’s left waved at Fang Pingying with a smile, "Young lady, we’ve met before, do you remember me?"

Fang Pingying had a good memory; she generally wouldn’t forget someone she had met once.

She hadn’t remembered at first, but after a moment of reflection, she quickly recalled that this woman had been at Liu Fengsheng’s house when she was calling from the town, claiming to be caring for their daily living.

At first, she had thought that Liu Fengsheng had casually hired someone from the town, but it turned out she was actually brought from home. It really seemed they were from a wealthy household indeed.

Although Fang Pingying was very displeased by then, she did not show it in front of these elders, smiling gently at the woman who had spoken, "I remember you, Auntie. We have met once."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qin instantly grew curious, "You have met?"

Then the woman whispered a few words into Qin Qin’s ear, a smile spread across Qin Qin’s face, she seemed very pleased, then turned to Fang Pingying and said, "It seems you and our Xiao Feng have known each other for quite some time."

After saying that, she didn’t wait for Fang Pingying to respond and chided playfully while patting Liu Fengsheng, "Feng, why didn’t you ever mention this matter to the family?"

Liu Fengsheng opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but after some thought, he simply introduced them to each other.

After confirming that Qin Qin was Liu Fengsheng’s mother, Fang Pingying gave her a gentle smile, then clearly explained, "Auntie, I think you have misunderstood. I’m not Brother Liu’s partner, I’m just his colleague. We work in the same place. I came upon some difficulties, and Brother Liu said Chairman Liu could help me, so I followed along to impose."

Fang Pingying spoke in a formal manner, and standing before Qin Qin and the others without looking at Liu Fengsheng, it was indeed apparent they were not a couple.

Although Liu Fengsheng’s mother, Qin Qin, was somewhat disappointed, she still warmly invited Fang Pingying, "Alright, Xiao Feng’s dad will be down soon, wait for a moment, let’s women have a chat in the meantime."

"Sure, Auntie." Fang Pingying wasn’t averse to chatting with the elderly.

After Qin Qin had Fang Pingying sit down, they exchanged a few words. Suddenly as if remembering something, Qin Qin asked unexpectedly, "May I ask, Xiao Fang, are you the Sister Fang that our Tingting often talks about, the one living just below their apartment?"

Fang Pingying burst into a smile, "Yes, Tingting and I are great friends; after school, she often comes to play at my house with my two kids."

After hearing this, Qin Qin felt even more dejected inside. Even though Fang Pingying had made it clear, she had still held a sliver of hope.

She liked Fang Pingying a lot; she was beautiful, polite, and straightforward. If such a woman could be matched with her son Fengsheng, they would truly be a couple of talents and charms.

What a shame!

Qin Qin sighed inwardly and smilingly asked, "You have children?"

"Yes, two, twins. They are over a year old now. Tingting often helps me with them when I’m busy." Fang Pingying intentionally brought up the fact that she had children, as she didn’t want the Liu family to have any misconceptions about her and Liu Fengsheng. She decisively blocked off any such paths.